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entered  into  Life  Eternal 
November  7,  1895. 


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IN  MEMORIAM 


Howard  Lord  Morehouse 


A  FATHER'S  LOVING  TRIBUTE. 


"He  pleased  God,  and  was  beloved  of  Him :  so  that 

living  among  sinners  he  was  translated.     .     .     . 
He  being  made  perfect  in  a  short  time,  ful- 
filled a  long  time:     For  liis  soul  pleased 
the  Lord;  therefore  hasted  He  to  take 
him  a  way  from  n  mong  the  wicked. ' ' 
—Wisdom    i\\,  10,  13,  14. 


MILWAUKEE. 

1895. 


"Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart,  for  they 
shall  see  God." 


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IN  MEMORIAM. 


I 


X  writing  this  sketch  of  our  dear  boy's  last 

days,    my    object    is    to    place    in    print 

C      answers  to   numerous   enquiries   from  many 

friends   for  information,  and  which   are  well 

2g      nigh    impossible    to    give    each    individually 

through    written    communications.     This    is 

not  for  the  public  eye,  but  only  for  those  who 

loved   our  precious  son.     Reverence  for    the 

loved  one  would  make  me  hesitate  to  put  in 

w      print  words  from    which  his   modest   nature 

§      would  have  shrunken,  did  I  not  feel  that  it  is 

due  to  his  associates  in  the  University— and 

particularly  to  those  who  had  known  him  but 

8      who  had  gone  from  its  halls — that  I  should 

g      give  them   in   detail   the  closing   days   upon 

§      earth  of  one  who  was  so  beloved. 

ui         Howard     Lord    Morehouse    was    born    in 

Milwaukee,  Oct.  12th,  1873.    He  was  baptized 

in  infancy  in  All  Saints'  Cathedral,  and  was 


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confirmed  on  Easter  day  1885,  by  Bishop 
Welles,  about  six  months  before  his  twelfth 
birthday.  At  about  seven  years  of  age  he 
entered  the  Cathedral  Institute,  graduating 
with  honors  on  June  12th,  1890,  at  which 
time  the  "Miriam  Oliver"  gold  medal  was 
awrarded  him  as  the  best  pupil  of  the  school. 
At  the  same  time  a  gold  medal  as  first  honor 
in  the  senior  department  was  given  him  by 
the  Institute.  For  the  year  previous  he  had 
been  Captain  of  Cadets  at  the  Institute,  and 
was  very  proficient  as  drill  master. 

On  the  1st  of  August,  1890,  he  entered  the 
University  of  the  South,  the  present  Co-Ad- 
jutor  Bishop  of  Tennessee  then  being  the  Vice- 
Chancellor.  It  was  because  of  my  acquaint- 
ance with,  and  knowledge  of  Dr.  Gailor,  that 
led  me  to  choose  the  University  of  the  South 
as  the  school  best  suited  for  Howard's  course 
of  study ,  and  I  wish  to  add  here,  that  the  choice 
could  not  have  been  better  made.  As  soon  as 
the  prescribed  limit  was  passed,  Howard  was 
made  a  Gownsman.  He  passed  one  year 
very  successfully  at  the  University,  and  com- 
menced on  his  second  year,  when  he  was 
afflicted  by  a  disease  of  the  eyes  which  necessi- 
tated his  withdrawal  from  school.  This  was 
a  bitter  disappointment  to  us  all,  but  doubt- 
less was  one  of  the  blessings  which  God  often 


sends  in  the  way  of  affliction.     For  a  year,  he 
was  under  the  care  of  Dr.  Schneider,  a  most 
eminent    oculist   of  Milwaukee,   who   finally 
pronounced  him  fully  restored  ;  and  who  told 
him   that  had   he  not  come   thus    early   for 
treatment  his  eyesight  might  have  been  per- 
manently  injured,  if  not   wholly   lost.     Dur- 
ing the  year  at  home,  he  was  debarred  from 
study  and  could  only  read  a  little  each  da\^. 
He  busied  himself  daily  in  the  Church  Book 
Store,  and  filled  his  place  in  the  choir  of  All 
Saints'  Cathedral;  he  also  frequently  served 
the  Priest  at  the  Altar  at  the  celebration  of 
Holy  Communion,  both  on  Sundays  and  other 
days  as  his  services  were  needed.    By  appoint- 
ment of  the  Bishop  he  became  Commandant 
of  the  Cadets  at  the  Cathedral  Institute,  and 
attended  to  his  duties  with  the  same  earnest- 
ness that  characterized  all  his  work.    He  was 
also  the  moving  spirit  among  the  young  peo- 
ple in  preparing  entertainments  for  the  benefit 
of  the  various  departments  of  Church  work. 
It  was  in  midsummer  of  that  year  that  he 
told  me  of  his  wish  to  enter  the  sacred  min- 
istry.    My   heart   bounded    with  joy   at    his 
decision.     He  at  once  offered  himself  to  Bishop 
Nicholson,  and  was  received  as  a  Postulant. 
1 1  was  then  deemed  best  for  him  to  again  return 
to  Sewanee,  where  he  spent  the  school  year 


from  August,  1892,  to  the  Commencement 
in  1893.  By  advice  of  his  professors  he  spent 
the  next  year  abroad,  residing  in  Oxford  and 
London,  and  studying  very  hard  under  an 
Oxford  tutor.  Before  his  return,  he  had  the 
opportunity  of  two  months  of  travel.  How 
well  he  improved  his  time  is  known  to  all  of 
his  friends  who  have  listened  to  the  delightful 
descriptions  of  his  travels.  In  London,  his 
spiritual  home  was  All  Saints',  Margaret 
Street,  and  St.  Andrew's,  Wells  Street,  the 
latter  being  the  more  convenient  for  attend- 
ance at  the  early  celebrations.  While  abroad 
he  became  a  member  of  the  English  Church 
Union.  Returning  the  latter  part  of  August, 
1894,  he  again  entered  the  University  of  the 
South,  commencing  upon  a  two  years' course 
which,  when  completed,  would  enable  him 
to  take  his  degree  as  Master  of  Arts.  He 
never  lost  sight  of  his  goal.  His  scholarship 
was  not  of  the  brilliant  order,  but  was  of  the 
character  that  comes  of  faithfulness  to  duty, 
and  of  a  conscientious  habit  of  doing  well 
everything  he  undertook.  One  of  his  pro- 
fessors complimented  him  at  one  time  upon 
his  exceptional  recitations,  to  which  his 
modest  answer  was,  "I  have  to  work  for  all 
I  get." 


At  the  commencement  of  1895,  Howard  won 
the  Kentucky  gold  medal  for  Greek,  presented 
by  Bishop  Dudley,  and  also  the  Ruggles- 
W right  gold  medal  for  French.  These  were 
awarded  in  addition  to  the  diplomas  in  the 
several  departments  of  study  which  he  had 
completed.  He  returned  home  for  a  three 
weeks'  visit,  it  seeming  to  be  his  greatest 
desire  to  bring  his  medals  to  his  parents  in 
attestation  of  his  attention  to  duty.  He  did 
not  even  wait  at  Sewanee  to  receive  congrat- 
ulations, or  to  partake  in  the  festivities  of  the 
occasion ;  but  hurried  from  the  Chapel  to  his 
room  to  prepare  for  his  home  journey,  taking 
the  train  at  3  p.  m.,  which  was  to  carry  him 
to  the  home  he  loved  above  all  spots  on  earth. 

His  three  weeks  at  home  were  full  of 
unalloyed  happiness ;  and  at  the  close  he  re- 
turned to  his  duties  at  Sewanee,  hoping  that 
his  closing  year  there  would  be  crowned  with 
the  success  he  coveted.  His  desire  was  that 
as  many  of  the  family  as  possible  should  be 
present  when  he  received  his  degree;  for  the 
honor  never  seemed  to  him  to  be  for  himself, 
but  as  a  pleasure  to  his  parents  and  brothers 

and  sisters. 

In  September  he  was  elected  by  his  Frater- 
nity (the  Alpha-Alpha  Chapter  of  Kappa- 
Alpha    Order)    one    of   the    delegates    to    the 


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Kappa-Alpha  convention  at  Atlanta,  Ga.  He 
attended  during  the  latter  part  of  the  month, 
and  while  there  was  the  guest  of  Mr. 
Frederick  M.  Scott,  in  whose  family  he  passed 
a  most  delightful  week.  He  returned  a  few 
days  earlier  than  he  would  have  chosen  in 
order  to  read  an  essay  before  the  Pi  Omega 
Literary  Society  on  the  night  of  the  28th, 
and  also  to  act  as  Critic— having  been 
appointed  to  both  positions  shortly  before 
leaving  for  Atlanta.  The  title  of  his  Essay 
was  "Forsaken  Versailles,"  which  was  re- 
ceived by  the  audience  with  enthusiasm. 

On  Sept.  30th,  the  Rev.  Father  Hunting- 
ton gave  a  " Quiet-Day"  for  the  theological 
students,  to  which  were  invited  the  post- 
ulants for  Holy  Orders.  This  included 
Howard,  and  he  spent  the  day  most  profit- 
ably. In  a  letter  to  his  mother  written  on 
October  6th,  he  said:  "I  would  not  have 
missed  the  day  for  the  world,  the  impression 
it  left  can  never,  and  will  never  be  effaced,  for 
I  cannot  but  feel  that  it  was  the  turning 
point  in  one's  spiritual  life.  I  owe  much  to 
Father  Huntington  indeed,  and  am  most 
grateful  for  the  meditations  and  instructions 
upon  the  Dignit}r  of  the  Priesthood.  It  was 
certainly  one  of  the  happiest  days  that  I  ever 
spent,   and   I   make  no  apology  in  thus  des- 


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cribing  it  in  detail  in  my  letter,  because  it 
produced   such   an   effect   on   me   and    on   all 

others." 

I  cannot  but  feel  that  it  was  God's  good 
providence  which  sent  Father  Huntington  to 
Sewanee  at  that  time,  so  that  he  might  pre- 
pare my  precious  son  for  his  entrance  upon 
that  higher  ministry  to  which  he  was  so  soon 
to  be  called ;  and  I  particularly  feel  so,  as  I 
have  since  learned  from  Father  Huntington, 
that  Howard  sought  him  in  Confession,  and 
received  from  him  his  priestly  Absolution. 

From  this  time  Howard's  illness  seemed  to 
have  begun.     He  had  severe  headaches,  was 
unable  to  sleep,  and  his  appetite  failed.     Yet 
he  was  ever  the  same  cheerful  boy,  and  kept 
to  his  duties,  preparing  for  his  examinations, 
and  coming  out  at  the  head  of  most  of  his 
classes.     He  had  never  missed  a  recitation  on 
account  of  ill  health  in  all  his  long  residence 
at  the  University,  and  as  he  expressed  it  he 
"did  not  want  to  break  his  record;"  and  so  he 
kept  from  all  his  associates  his  real  condition, 
and   continued  his  studies.     But  finally   the 
weary  body  could  hold  out  no  longer,  and  the 
Health  ( )fficer  was  called  in.     On  the  night  of 
All  Saints'  day,  I  received  the  startling  tele- 
gram— "Howard  has  pneumonia,  with  a  high 
fever."     At    once    I    left   home  for  Sewanee, 


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arriving  at  2:30  Sunday  morning.     He  greeted 
me  fondly;  but  as  it  was  deemed  best  that  I 
should   not   sit  by   him    long,    I    retired    for 
sleep  before  beginning  my  watch  by  his  bed- 
side, a  few  hours  later.     He  was  then  delir- 
ious most  of  the  time,  but  knew  all  who  came 
to  his  bedside;  but  he  was  unable  to  hold  any 
conversation,  the  delirium  coming  upon  him 
whenever  questioned  at  length.     He  was  per- 
fectly conscious  however  of  all  that  was  done 
for  him,  and  always  expressed  thanks  to  the 
doctor  or  nurses  when  anything  was  done  for 
his  comfort.     His    natural    politeness    never 
forsook  him.     On   Monday  morning  Bishop 
Quintard    came    to    his   bedside   and   offered 
prayer,     beginning    with     the     Creed.      The 
delirium  ceased  at  once,  and  he  repeated  the 
Creed  word  for  word.     Several  times  later  I 
repeated   the  Creed,  or  the  Chaplain  would 
come  and  offer  prayers;  and  always  the  deli- 
rium was  controlled,  and  the  dear  boy  would 
joinin Creed  and  "Our  Father".     On  Tuesday 
morning    at     seven    o'clock,    the    Rev.    Air. 
Guerry,  the  Chaplain,  came  to  give  Howard 
the    Holy   Communion.     Howard   was   then 
quite  delirious  and  very  restless  and  nervous. 
Mr.  Guenw   arranged   the  improvised   Altar 
near  his  bedside,  where  the  clear  boy  could  see 
the  holy  vessels,  and  note  every  act.     From 


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the  moment  of  preparation  he  calmed  himself, 
but  it  seemed  a  mighty  effort,  as  he  fixed  his 
eyes  on  the  Altar.  Bishop  Ouintard,  Dr. 
Hall,  Miss  Lily  Green,  Mrs.  Gotten  and  the 
nurse  were  present  and  received  the  blessed 
sacrament  with  us.  Howard  repeated  every 
word  of  the  Creed ;  but  during  the  Confes- 
sion, he  seemed  unable  to  articulate  a  part  of 
the  time,  although  most  of  it  was  said  in  a 
strong  and  clear  voice.  During  the  Sanctus, 
his  voice  was  heard  even  before  that  of  the 
Priest,  and  he  repeated  every  word  loudly  and 
distinctly.  At  the  Benediction,  he  raised  his 
poor  weak  right  hand,  and  made  the  sign  of 
the  cross.  The  dear  boy  had  received  his 
Viaticum.  His  face  was  calm  and  bright,  but 
instantly  the  delirium  returned,  and  the  ner- 
vous twitching  of  his  arms  began,  and  his 
head  would  roll  from  side  to  side. 

1  write  this  mid  blinding  tears,  for  as  I  re- 
call the  scene  it  is  too  holy  and  reverent  to  be 
made  public;  but  I  cannot  but  feel  that  there 
is  a  lesson  in  it  all,  which  may,  by  God's  pro- 
vidence, be  inculcated  in  the  hearts  of  some  of 
his  young  friends,  and  teach  them  the  value 
of  living  ever  closely  the  sacramental  life  of 
the  Church. 

From  this  time  on  he  kept  perceptibly  fail- 


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ing.    He  was  delirious  much  of  the  time,  while 
at  others  he  seemed  to  rest  comfortably. 

On  Tuesday,  near  midnight  he  began  to 
sink  rapidly,  and  the  heart  almost  ceased  its 
beating.  Dr.  Hall  promptly  administered 
hypodermic  injections  of  whiskey,  and  he  fin- 
ally roused,  and  looked  up  with  eves  bright 
and  intelligent.  I  addressed  a  few  words  to 
him,  and  he  answered  with  perfect  calmness, 
though  he  was  very  weak.  His  last  words 
were  spoken  then.  To  my  last  question  he 
seemed  unable  to  answer,  but  his  whole 
countenance  lighted  up  in  a  smile  as  a  parting 
message  to  loved  ones.  This  wras  now  in  the 
early  hours  of  Wednesday.  All  day  he  was 
failing,  and  it  was  only  a  question  of  how 
long  the  human  machinery  would  keep  run- 
ning. 

As  Wednesday  waned  and  the  night  drew 
on,  we  still  sat  awaiting  the  moment  when 
God  should  call  the  soul  from  the  bod}-. 
Late  that  night  the  Chaplain  called  again 
and  read  the  Commendatory  Prayer.  Thurs- 
da}'  dawned,  and  at  10:26  a.  m.,  his  spirit 
w7as  taken  by  the  holy  angels  to  the  blessed 
rest  of  Paradise. 

At  7  a.  m.,  on  Friday,  the  body  was  carried 
to  the  Chapel  where  he  had  worshipped  during 
his  life   at  Sewanee.     A   reqtiiem   celebration 


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was  held,  Bishop  Quintard  being  celebrant. 
Howard's  Fraternity  brothers,  the  family  at 
Kendal  Hall,  and  many  other  friends  were 
there  to  receive  and  worship.  At  8:30  a 
memorial  service  was  held,  Bishops  Quintard 
and  Gailor  officiating.  The  entire  number  of 
students  were  present,  and  most  of  the  resi- 
dents on  the  mountain.  Bishop  Gailor  had 
come  up  the  day  before,  reaching  the  station 
a  half  hour  after  Howard's  last  moments, 
not  having  heard  of  his  illness.  His  presence 
was  a  great  comfort,  and  his  coming  was  one 
of  those  providences  which  we  so  often  call 
"accidents."  At  this  service  Bishop  Gailor 
made  an  address,  which  is  given  in  full  in  the 
pages  following. 

The  body  remained  in  the  Chapel  till  2:30 
p.  M.,  constant  watch  being  kept  by  his  Fra- 
ternity brothers.  At  3  p.  m.,  the  start  home- 
wardjwas  made,  Mr.  Wiggins,  the  Vice  Chan- 
cellor of  the  University,  coming  the  entire  dis- 
tance with  me,  and  being  to  me  the  greatest 
earthly  comfort  that  could  have  been  pro- 
vided. On  our  arrival  in  Milwaukee,  we  were 
met  at  the  station  by  Bishop  Nicholson  and 
the  Cathedral  clergy,  who  went  with  us  to 
the  house  of  mourning,  the  Bishop  saying  a 
brief  office  for  our  consolation  as  the  stricken 
family  were  gathered .     Sunday,  at  8  a.  m . ,  the 


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body  was  taken  from  his  earthly  home  to  All 
Saints'  Cathedral,  six  choir  men  being  pall- 
bearers. Here  was  a  mortuary  celebration, 
the  Bishop  being  celebrant,  and  Howard's 
youngest  brother,  William,  serving  him  at  the 
Altar.  During  the  regular  services  of  the  fore- 
noon, the  body  was  removed  to  the  side 
Chapel,  where  it  remained,  tall  tapers  burning 
beside  it,  and  vested  choir  men  taking  turns 
in  keeping  watch,  as  did  also  Howard's  two 
brothers  in  turn.  At  2:00  the  office  of  Burial 
of  the  Dead  was  said,  the  Bishop  and  Canons 
St.  George  and  Wright  officiating.  The  choir 
sang  the  following  hymn,  which  Howard  first 
heard  at  All  Saints',  Margaret  Street,  London, 
and  which  was  a  favorite  with  him  : 

Peace,  perfect  peace,  in  this  dark  world  of  sin  ? 
The  Blood  of  Jesus  whispers  peace  within. 

Peace,  perfect  peace,  by  thronging  duties  press'd  ? 
To  do  the  will  of  Jesus,  this  is  rest. 
Peace,  perfect  peace,  with  sorrows  surging  round  ? 
On  Jesus'  Bosom  naught  but  calm  is  found. 

Peace,  perfect  peace,  with  loved  ones  far  away  ? 
In  Jesus'  keeping  we  are  safe  and  they. 

Peace,  perfect  peace,  our  future  all  unknown  ? 
Jesus  we  know,  and  He  is  on  the  Throne. 
Peace,  perfect  peace,  death  shadowing  us  and  ours  ? 
Jesus  has  vanquish'd  death  and  all  its  powers. 

It  is  enough:    earth's  struggles  soon  shall  cease. 
And  Jesus  call  us  to  Heav'n's  perfect  peace.     Amen. 


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Then  came  the  interment  in  Forest  Home, 
where  the  body  shall  rest  till  the  Resurrection 
morn,  while  the  soul  awaits  its  coming  in  the 
Church  Expectant,  then  to  be  joined  together 
and  enter  upon  never-ending  life  in  one  of  the 
"many  mansions"  in  the  Church  Triumphant. 

vr  vl-  vr  w 

I  could  add  many  incidents  in  Howard's 
life  which  are  treasured  in  the  home  circle,  but 
they  are  too  sacred  and  tender  to  put  in  print ; 
but  I  feel  that  I  must  make  one  extract  from 
one  of  his  latest  letters,  written  to  his  mother 
on  October  13th,  which  shows  something  of 
the  spiritual  side  of  his  character.  The  inci- 
dent may  be  helpful  to  his  comrades:  "It 
was  my  privilege  last  night,  to  sit  up  with 
and  diligently  care  for  a  very  sick  Grammar- 
school  boy,  who  is  being  thus  nursed  throiigh 
the  night  hours  by  the  volunteer  services  of 
the  older  generation  of  students.  My  eyes  did 
not  close  from  the  beginning  of  1113-  lonely 
watch  (9:30)  to  the  end  (at  6:00  this  morn- 
ing), and  during  that  time  I  was  either  doing 
my  best  to  anticipate  his  desires  or  busily  en- 
gaged in  satisfying  his  requests.  But  he  hap- 
pily had  a  rather  good  night,  sleeping  over 
half  of  the  time;  and  my  main  duties  were 
consequently  to  keep  a  big  fire  burning,  and 
to  resist  my  own  temptation  to  go  to  sleep. 


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Somewhat  irregularly,  I  recited  the  regular 
Offices  appropriate  to  the  night  hours,  and 
spent  the  remainder  of  my  leisure  time  in  the 
midst  of  light  reading." 

What  can  more  beautifully  show  his  devo- 
tion to  duty,  and  his  ever  careful  attention  to 
religious  matters  !  It  was  Howard's  custom 
always  to  attend  early  Celebrations,  when 
possible,  on  Sundays  and  Thursdays,  and  his 
life  at  home,  in  London  and  at  Sewanee,  made 
the  custom  practical  for  a  greater  portion  of 
the  time.  He  was  an  active  member  of  the 
"  Servers'  Guild  "  of  All  Saints'  Cathedral,  and 
when  at  home  was  ever  attentive  to  his  as- 
signed duties.  It  was  also  his  custom  to  go 
to  the  church  early  to  see  if  at  any  time  the 
appointed  server  failed  to  appear  in  season, 
so  that  if  one  failed  he  could  assist  the  Priest 
that  he  might  not  be  inconvenienced.  The 
Bishop  would  also  occasionally  call  upon  him 
to  take  lay  services  at  mission  stations,  when 
clerical  supply  had  failed. 

Howard's  literary  attainments  were  re- 
markable in  one  so  young,  and  particularly 
his  ^manner  of  presenting  Church  truths. 
While  in  London  he  wrote  a  series  of  articles 
on  the  "Catholic  Faith,"  which  were  pub- 
lished as  a  serial  for  several  months,  week  by 
week,  in  The  Young-  Churchman.     In  all  his 


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writings  he  showed  an  ardent  desire  to  lead 
the  souls  of  young  people  into  the  path  the 
Church  had  designated.  He  also  wrote  several 
letters  for  the  same  paper,  descriptive  of  his 
travels;  and  one  illustrated  article  on  Oxford, 
for  the  Kappa  Alpha  Journal  of  Nashville. 
Last  summer  he  completed  a  series  of  articles 
entitled  "Sidelights  on  Church  History, "which 
were  commenced  in  The  Young  Churchman 
at  Advent,  and  will  continue  weekly  for  six 
months.  At  the  time  of  his  illness,  he  had  in 
hand  the  translation  from  the  French  of 
Brief s  novel,  Scenes  cle  la  Vie  Clericale. 
His  last  work  with  his  pen  was  the  comple- 
tion of  the  second  chapter,  the  closing  words 
of  which  were,  "Father,  I  wish  to  be  a 
Priest. ' '  He  spoke  of  the  work  of  translati  ng 
as  "most  fascinating,"  and  was  looking  for- 
ward to  the  long  winter  vacation  when  he 
would  complete  it.  Howard  was  also  the 
editor  and  compiler  of  the  "Foreign  Sum- 
maries" in  theChurch  Eclectic,  a  position  and 
work  which  pleased  him  and  which  he  enjoyed 
greatly.  His  last  work  in  this  department 
was  done  for  the  November  issue  of  the  maga- 
zine, showing  how  he  kept  up  his  work  to  the 
last  moment. 

Howard  accomplished  so  much  by  the  me- 
thodical way  in   which  he  did  his  work.     He 


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had  a  time  for  everything.  He  had  unusual 
gifts  both  of  mind  and  heart.  They  will  not 
be  lost  in  the  Higher  Life  upon  which  he  has 
entered. 


A  father's  tribute  to  a  son  so  dearly  be- 
loved needs  no  apology.  I  have  tried  only  to 
place  before  Howard's  friends  a  detailed 
statement  of  his  closing  days  on  earth. 

The  comforting  presence  of  the  Holy  Spirit 
has  sustained  his  parents  and  brothers  and 
sisters,  and  the  frequent  sacramental  pri- 
vileges of  Holy  Church  have  given  us  all  the 
strength  to  go  on  in  our  daily  duties.  The 
hundreds  of  sympathizing  letters  received 
have  been  grateful  helps  in  our  sorrow.  I  feel 
that  many  close  and  dear  friends  are  entitled 
to  this  account,  which  has  been  given  out  of 
the  depths  of  a  wrenched  and  wounded  heart. 

I  cannot  close  this  account  without  a  recog- 
nition of  the  unbounded  kindness  and  hospi- 
tality of  all  the  people  of  Sewanee.  To  Prof. 
Wiggins,  the  Vice  Chancellor,  my  love  and 
appreciation  for  all  his  comforting  thought 
and  attention  can  be  but  poorly  expressed. 
His  constant  thought  for  Howard's  comfort, 
and  his  unwearied  attentions  to  me  from  be- 
ginning to  end  are  bright  and  tender  memories 
amid  a  sorrow  the  deepest  of  my  life. 


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Dr.  W.  B.  Hall,  the   Health   Officer  of  the 
University,    who    had    charge    of  Howard's 
case,  won  a  place  in  my  heart  of  deepest  love 
and    admiration.     Calling  frequently  at  first, 
and    then   for  the  last  three  days  being  con- 
stantlyin  attendance  night  and  day,  except 
for  a  very  few  short  hours  for  needed  rest,  he 
showed  a  devotion  to  duty,  and  a  kindness  of 
heart  which  were  remarkable.     To    Dr.  Pig- 
gott  also,  who  was  called  for  counsel,  and  who 
came  to  relieve  Dr.  Hall  for  rest,  my  dearest 
thanks  are  due.    Between  the  two  physicians, 
Howard  was  never  left  alone;  and  all  that 
human  aid  could  do  was  done  prayerfully  and 
skilfully.     Dr.  Green  also  came  and  gave  his 
counsel,  until  called  away  on  Tuesday  before 
the    end    came.     To   Miss   Lily   Green,    with 
whom  Howard  had  made  his  home  during  all 
his  years  at  Sewanee,  words  fail   me  to  ex- 
press   my    gratitude.      The    same    may    be 
said  of  Mrs    Gotten,   who   sat  through   the 
silent  hours  of  the  night  in  most  careful  at- 
tentions.    I  would  gladly  name  others,  but  it 
would  simply  mean  a  roll  call  of  the  moun- 
tain, for  all  were  extremely  kind  in  their  atten- 
tions.    To  clear  Bishop  Quintard  and  to  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Guerry  my  heart  melts  as  1  recall  their 
constant  prayers  for  the  dear  boy,  and  their 
comfort     to     me.      To     Bishop     Gailor,     my 


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warmest  love  goes  forth;  and  to  the  young 
men  at  Kendal  and  to  all  Howard's  Frater- 
nity brothers  I  can  only  say,  God  bless  yon 
all!  But  I  would  fail  in  loving  remembrance 
of  attention  if  I  did  not  mention  the  colored 
servants  of  Kendal  Hall,  who  were  most  con- 
stant in  their  assistance.  No  incident  was 
more  touching  to  me  than  their  devotion  and 
their  evidence  of  sorrow. 

To  the  home  friends,  and  especially  to 
Bishop  Nicholson  and  the  Cathedral  Clergy 
and  Choir  our  tenderest  love  is  offered. 

Our  most  grateful  thanks  are  tendered  to 
the  many  friends  among  the  clergy  all  over 
the  country,  who  offered  the  Holy  Sacrifice 
for  us,  and  for  our  dear  son  that  Light  and 
Peace  may  be  his  portion. 

Howard  sleeps  !  The  dutiful  son,  the  loving 
brother,  the  cherished  friend,  has  passed  from 
this  mortal  sphere  to  the  ever-increasing  bliss 
of  a  Higher  Life.  His  mature  years  had  been 
spent  in  earnest  preparation  for  entrance 
upon  that  Life;  and  yet  God  called  him  before 
we  were  ready  to  give  him  up!  We  "asked 
life  of  Thee ;  and  Thou  gavest  him  a  long  life, 
even  for  ever  and  ever." 

"  Lord,  all  pitying,  Jesu  blest, 
Grant  him  Thine  eternal  rest." 


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ADDRESS  OF    BISHOP  GAILOR    IN    THE   UNIVER- 
SITY CHAPEL,  SEWANEE. 


My  dear  Brothers:  The  ties  of  affection, 
the  bonds  of  brotherly  sympathy  are  too 
real,  in  this  our  University  family  at  Sewanee 
to  permit  this  service  to  pass  without  a  word 
in  loving  memory  of  our  brother  who  is  gone 
from  us  to-day. 

And  first  of  all,  as  I  look  upon  your  faces 
and  feel  the  universal  sadness  that  pervades 
this  dear  old  place,   I    know  that  you  are 
thinking  of  what  a  gloomy  and  terrible  thing 
death  is.     But  it  is  my  duty  to  remind  you 
that    the    Lord   of  Life,   our    Saviour  Jesus 
Christ  hath   transfigured  death    and    taken 
from  the  grave  its  victory.     And  in  His  name 
and  power  I  cherish  the  conviction  of  the  free 
and  jovous  growth  and  development  of  our 
loved  ones  in  Paradise.     I  love  to  recall  that 
saving  of  the  Apostle  that  assures  us  that  the 
work  of  redemption  and   renewal,  begun  by 
the  Saviour  here,  will  go  on  and  on  even  unto 
the  last  great  day.     It  is  the  revelation  of  a 
Father's   love  and    the   power  of  an   endless 
life.     It  is  the  blessed,  the  happy,  the  entire 
mastery   of  death,   as   something   not    to   be 
afraid  of,  but  as  the  Father's  instrument  for 
the  completion  and  glorification  of  life. 


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And  this  gives  us  a  new  idea  of  our  present 
relation  to  those  who  are  gone  from  us.  The 
Church  on  earth  and  in  Paradise  is  one,  and 
we  are  all  members  of  the  really  undivided 
family — one  in  our  humanity  but  one  more 
completely  and  everlastingly  in  that  sacra- 
mental union  which  we  call  the  Fatherhood 
of  God  through  Christ.  What  richness  of 
brotherhood,  what  perfection  of  manhood  is 
this — a  brotherhood  not  hedged  in  by  the 
paltry  limits  of  earth — a  manhood  which  re- 
fuses to  be  judged  by  the  stumbling  and  dis- 
astrous record  of  its  mere  earthly  progress, 
but  which,  as  redeemed  in  Christ,  is  one  with 
the  splendid  and  exultant  host  of  the  Saints 
of  God.  We  who  are  yet  on  earth  are  the 
miserable  remnant,  they  are  the  victorious 
and  joyous  multitude.  We,  beset  with  temp- 
tation, soiled  with  sin,  pierced  with  pain — 
they  untrammelled  and  unhindered  in  their 
glorious  march,  beautiful  as  the  sun  that 
shineth  in  his  strength. 

"  Each  some  work  sublime  forever  working 
In  the  spacious  tracts  of  that  great  land." 

Who  shall  tell  what  lines  of  influence  reach 
down  into  human  hearts  from  that  other 
shore — what  power  of  a  mother's  love,  what 
tenderness  of  a  son's  true  loyalty,  of  a  child's 
devotion  ?     Who  shall  attempt  by  any  method 


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and  calculus  to  measure  the  tides  that  ebb 
and  flow  in  human  spirits  that  make  up  the 
universal  life  of  the  Church  of  God  ?  In  the 
thought  of  our  brother  whom  we  knew  so 
well,  in  the  company  of  the  Saints  of  God, 
whose  prayers  for  us  respond  as  it  were  to 
our  prayers  for  them,  let  us  realize  the  Com- 
munion of  the  Saints  this  morning,  and  pray 
for  them  and  for  ourselves  the  blessing  beyond 
all  limits  of  human  thought  or  speech— the 
blessing  of  those  who  have  not  seen  and  yet 
have  believed,  the  blessing  which  is  the  con- 
firmation and  reward  of  faith. 

But  you  say  to  me :     "He  was  so  young  to 
die."     Ah!  yes— we  think  of  that  irresistibly. 
He  was  young.      His    active    life    was   just 
beginning.     He  was  cut  off  in  the  very  morn- 
ing of  his  years.     So  many  plans  have  failed. 
So  many  hopes  are  shattered .     What  a  dread- 
ful loss  and  catastrophe  is  this  !    And  they  say 
that  he  is  dead— that  it  is  all  over— that  some 
broken  column  or  urn  reversed  is  the  fit  sym- 
bol of  this  wasted  promise  and  disappointed 
hope.     Ah !  my  Brothers  let  us  to-day  in  the 
faith  of  Christ  repudiate  that   Pagan  false- 
hood.    Let  us  believe  that  this  life  is  but  the 
beginning— yonder  is  the  end.    And  what  is  it 
if  a  young  man  fails  to  gain  his  full  measure  of 
men's  applause,  if  he  goes  to  finish  and  com- 


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plete  his  life  with  the  army  of  immortals  ?  We 
know  that  what  seemed  to  fail  here  shall  have 
unlimited  opportunity  of  fulfilment  hereafter 
— that  permanent  imperfection  is  incompatible 
with  the  life  in  Christ— and  his  certainly  was 
the  life  in  Christ.  Many  things  we  might 
say  of  him,  that  men  like  to  hear.  He 
was  exceptionally  endowed  in  mind  and 
heart.  He  was  among  the  very  foremost  as  a 
student  in  the  University.  He  had  the  gift  of 
winning  the  affection  and  confidence  of  his 
fellows.  He  took  the  prizes  of  the  schools 
and  showed  rare  ability  in  scholarship.  But 
above  all  these  things— noble  as  they  are— is 
the  fact  that  the  life  of  Howard  Morehouse 
was  a  consecrated  life,  consecrated  to  God. 
His  work  for  Christ  had  already  extended  be- 
yond the  region  of  example  and  influence.  His 
last  intellectual  exercise  was  the  translation  of 
the  chapter  of  a  book  that  he  thought  would 
help  to  bring  the  Gospel  to  his  fellow  men.  He 
<?ave  his  life  to  Christ  and  it  was  alreadv 
complete.  For  I  say,  my  Brothers,  that  he 
who  dies  in  Christ  believing  in  the  Life  and 
rejoicing  in  the  Life,— for  such  a  soul  death  is 
but  the  entrance  into  life.  There  maybe  pain 
—much  pain  to  us  who  have  to  tarry  and  feel 
his  loss— but  for  him  it  is  the  blessing  of 
release  and  the  joy  of  victory;   the  toil  and 


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failure  of  life  passed  away— the  narrowness  of 
the  spirit's  ineffectual  striving  become  a  dis- 
tant memory— and  every  hope  illumined  and 
every  faculty  enlarged  in  the  presence  of  Him 
who  liveth  and  was  dead,  and  is  alive  for 
evermore. 

BISHOP  NICHOLSON'S  TRIBUTE. 


Not  for  many  years  has  any  loss  been  more 
deeply  felt   amongst   our  young  Churchmen 
and  Church  workers  in  Milwaukee  than  the 
lamented  death  of  Howard  Lord  Morehouse, 
a  student  at  Sewanee  University,  an  intend- 
ing candidate  for  the  ministry  of  the  Church, 
and  a  young  man  of  great  ability  and  equally 
great  sweetness  of  Christian  character.     Upon 
ourselves,  since  coming  to  the  charge  of  this 
Diocese,  no  one  young  man,  of  the  many  who 
have  been   thrown   in   contact   with  us,  has 
made    a    stronger,    deeper    or  more   abiding 
impression.     In  our  Churchcircles  in  Milwau- 
kee, and  even  beyond  it,  the  name  of  Howard 
Morehouse  had  almost  grown  to  be  a  house- 
hold   word.     A   graceful,    well    rounded    and 
most  useful  Christian  character  showed  itself 
and  its  power  all  through  his  life.     His  mental 
gifts  coming  from  God,  were  of  a  high  order, 
as  his  scholastic  record  so  well  testifies.     His 


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spiritual  gifts  were  even  higher,  and  he  stood 
as  a  model  of  cheerful  and  helpful  Christianity 
in  its  best  sense  wherever  he  was  known. 
"In  the  world,  but  not  of  it,"  would  be  a 
fitting  motto  to  encircle  above  such  a  life. 
Taken  from  us  at  the  early  age  of  22,  cut 
off  in  his  early  bloom,  yet  the  permanent 
influence  of  his  life,  the  real  good  he  did,  the 
solid  worth  of  his  character,  goes  very  far 
beyond  what  is  ordinarily  cast  in  so  short  a 
space.  Baptized  in  the  Cathedral  by  Dean 
Spalding,  in  the  earliest  days  of  its  history, 
having  as  his  godfather  the  Rev.  Mr.  Mallory, 
then  one  of  the  \rounger  Cathedral  clergy — his 
whole  religious  life  was  nourished  by  a  close 
and  steadily  deepening  contact  with  our 
Cathedral  work  and  ministrations.  In  the 
day-school,  in  the  Sunday-school,  in  the  choir, 
in  any  and  every  part  of  Christian  activity, 
Howard  Morehouse,  while  never  obtrusive, 
was  ever  faithful,  ever  at  his  post  of  loving- 
duty,  ever  helpful,  ever  cheerful  and  happy, 
and  ever  doing  the  best  God  enabled  him  to 
do.  At  Sewanee  he  had  the  same  remarkable 
measure  of  popularity,  warm  friendships  and 
personal  devotion.  He  died  as  he  had  lived, 
at  his  post  of  duty,  whatever  that  might  be, 
whether  little  or  great.  The  funeral  services 
at  Sewanee,  attended  by  two  Bishops,  a  large 


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number  of  the  clergy  and  the  300  students, 
became  a  remarkable  testimony  of  the  wide- 
spread sense  of  loss.  And  the  final  ceremonies 
Of  farewell  and  interment,  at  All  Saints'  Cathe- 
dral, on  Sunday,  Nov.  10th,  with  a  sorrowing- 
throng  of  old  and  young,  rich  and  poor,  one 
with  another,  filling  almost  completely  the 
whole  building,  was  another  rare  evidence  of 
the  great  and  lasting  value  of  the  young 
man's  beautiful  life  and  most  beautiful 
death.  His  life  was  his  best  sermon,  and  the  , 
memory  of  it  shall  not  soon  pass  away. 

"Wherewithal  shall  a  \roung  man  cleanse 
his  way  ?  Even  by  ruling  himself  after  Thy 
word."' 

We  but  voice  the  feelings  of  this  whole  Dio- 
cese, clergy  and  laity  alike,  and  even  of  thou- 
sands in  the  Church  far  beyond  this  Diocese, 
when  to  the  bereaved  family  we  tender  our 
sympathy,  our  prayers,  and  our  respectful 
regards.  To  have  had  such  a  son,  and  such  a 
brother,  in  itself  goes  a  long  way  towards 
making  this  weary  life  C[uite  worth  the  living. 

"Grant  him  eternal  rest,  O  Lord, 
Ami  may  Light  Perpetual  shim-  upon  him." 

On  that  Sunday  afternoon  we  laid  his  dear 
body  to  its  quiet  rest  on  a  gentle  slope  at 
Forest   Home.     There  may  it  rest  and  sleep 


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till  "  the  general  resurrection  in  the  last  day  !" 
And  then  may  it  wake  up,  fashioned  some- 
what after  the  glorious  likeness  of  our  Incar- 
nate Lord. — From  The  Church  Times,  the 
Diocesan  paper  of  Milwaukee. 


HOWARD  L.  MOREHOUSE  BURIED. 


THE    SERVICES   HELD   AT   ALL    SAINTS'    CATHEDRAL. 

All  Saints'  Cathedral  was  crowded  to  the 
doors,  yesterday  afternoon,  at  the  funeral 
services  of  Howard  L.  Morehouse,  who  died 
at  the  University  of  the  South,  at  Sewanee, 
Tenn.,  last  Thursday.  Bishop  Nicholson 
officiated,  assisted  by  Canons  St.  George  and 
Wright,  the  surpliced  choir  taking  part.  The 
choir  marched  into  the  church  in  solemn  pro- 
cession, afterward  rendering  the  hymn,"  Peace, 
Perfect  Peace,"  with  the  hymn,  "  The  King  of 
Love,"  as  a  recessional.  The  interment  was 
at  Forest  Home,  the  pall-bearers  being  Ab- 
bot Thorndike,  Herbert  Lamb,  Arthur  Dan- 
iells,  Charles  Granger,  Charles  Davis  and  Dan- 
iel Washburn.  Among  those  present  at  the 
service  was  Vice-Chancellor  Wiggins,  of  the 
University  of  the  South,  who  accompanied 
the  bod}-  to  this  city  from  Sewanee  in  com- 
pany with  the  father,  L.  H.  Morehouse. 
After  the  service  Mr.  Wiggins  said  that  A^oung 
Morehouse  had  been  in  every  way  one  of  the 


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very  best  of  students,  leading  his  classes,  and 
at  the  commencement  in  August,  in  addition 
to  receiving  the  additional  diplomas,  carried 
off  the  highest  honors  in  Greek,  and  won  the 
Kentucky  medal  bestowed  by  Bishop  Dudley 
of  Kentucky.  He  also  carried  off  the  highest 
honors  in  French,  winning  the  Ruggles-Wright 
medal.  He  was  to  receive  the  Master  of  Arts 
degree  next  August.  He  was  very  highly  es- 
teemed by  pupils  and  people  generally  at 
Sewanee,  and  this  was  shown  by  the  concern 
manifested  on  all  sides  during  his  illness,  and 
b}r  the  general  mourning  after  his  death. 
He  died  at  10  o'clock  Thursday  morning. 
Two  services  were  held  the  following  morn- 
ing in  the  chapel,  one  at  7  o'clock,  at  which 
Bishop  Quintard  was  the  celebrant,  and  which 
was  attended  by  a  great  number  of  students 
and  friends,  and  a  memorial  service  at  8:30 
o'clock,  when  six  members  of  his  Chapter 
acted  as  pall-bearers.  The  students  in  all  the 
departments  of  the  University  were  present 
in  their  scholastic  caps  and  gowns,  and  the 
cadets  from  the  grammar  school  were  in  uni- 
form. The  chapel  was  beautifully  decorated 
in  white  by  the  young  ladies  and  students. 
Bishop  Quintard  read  the  service,  and  a  very 
touching  and  eloquent  address  was  made  by 
Bishop  Gailor,  bishop-coadjutor  of  Tennessee. 
— Milwaukee  Sentinel,  Xov.  11th. 


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DEATH  OF  HOWARD  L.  MOREHOUSE. 


Died  at  Sewanee,  Thursday  Nov.  7th,  at 
10:26  a.  m.  Howard  Lord  Morehouse,  of 
Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Howard  Lord  Morehouse  was  born  in  Mil- 
waukee, Wis.,  Oct.  12th,  1873.  He  was 
graduated  at  the  Cathedral  Institute  at  Mil- 
waukee, in  1890,  and  entered  The  University 
of  the  South  in  the  Trinity  Term  of  the  same 
year.  In  1893-4  he  was  a  member  of  Keble 
College,  Oxford,  England.  Returning  to  Se- 
wanee in  September,  1894,  he  re-entered  the 
University,  and  continued  his  work  for  the 
M.  A.  degree.  He  was  one  of  the  very  best 
students  in  the  University,  the  winner  of  the 
Greek  and  French  medals,  '95,  and  Critic  of 
Pi  Omega  Literary  Society,  Trinity,  '95.  At 
the  time  of  his  sickness  he  was  engaged  in 
translating  a  work  from  the  French,  and  held 
the  position  of  Foreign  Editor  on  the  staff  of 
the  Church  Eclectic.  He  was  also  the  author 
of  a  "Church  History  for  Children,"  which 
will  be  published  serially  in  The  Young- 
Churchman. 

His  conscientious  and  scholarlv  work  in 
classes  won  for  him  the  esteem  of  the  Faculty; 
his  unfailing  kindliness  and  cheerfulness  of 
disposition  the  regard  of  his  iellow  students. 


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He  was  engaged  in  preparation  for  the  Sacred 
Ministry  and  intended  pursuing  his  theolog- 
ical studies  at  Xashotah. 

His  body  was  removed  yesterday  to 
Milwaukee  for  burial,  after  a  memorial  ser- 
vice in  the  Chapel,  conducted  by  Bishops 
Ouintard  and  Gailor. — From  the  Sewanee 
Purple. 


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RESOLUTIONS  OF   THE   CHORAL   UNION   OF  ALL 
SAINTS'  CATHEDRAL,  MILWAUKEE. 


ALL  SAINTS'  CATHEDRAL,! 
Milwaukee,  Nov.  8th,  1895./ 

The  members  of  the  Choral  Union  of  All  Saints' 
Cathedral  take  action  thus  on  the  death  of  their  fellow- 
member  and  friend,  Howard  Lord  Morehouse: 

First.  We  note  the  fact  that  Howard  Lord  Morehouse 
has  been  a  faithful  and  efficient  member  of  the  Choir  ot 
All  Saints'  Cathedral  since  he  first  joined  it  as  a  boy  of 
f«  nirteen  years  of  age,  until  he  left  to  go  to  England  two 
years  ago.  Whenever  he  returned  to  his  home  for  vaca- 
tions, he  also  at  once  returned  to  his  duty  and  place  in 
the  Choir  of  his  spiritual  home,  the  Church  he  loved  so 
well. 

Secondly.  His  devotion  in  the  Choir  was  but  a  reflex 
of  that  life  which  he  lived  at  the  Altar  and  by  the  Altar, 
the  mainspring  and  motive  of  his  inner  life  and  outward 
conduct. 

Thirdly.  How  gladly  he  entered  into  all  that  tended 
to  make  life  joyous  and  bright  and  happy,  entering  with 
thorough  earnestness  into  the  pleasures  and  amuse- 
ments which  enhance  our  social  relationships. 

Fourthly.  And  now  the  good  God  has  in  His  Wisdom 
removed  from  amongst  us  the  face,  the  form,  the  pres- 


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ence  of  our  dear  friend  and  brother  choir-man  to  that 
land  riot  very  far  off  beyond  the  veil. 

Therefore,  While  we  may.  we  thank  God  for  the 
beautiful  example  of  the  life  which  He  has  given  us  in 
our  departed  friend. 

We  pray  for  his  peace  and  refreshment  and  ever- 
increasing  light  and  joy  in  the  Paradise  of  God,  and 
finally  that  he  may  be  numbered  with  the  Saints  in  Glory 
everlasting. 

Lastly.  We  would  offer  our  respectful  and  deepest 
sympathy  with  the  parents  and  family  of  our  dear 
brother,  and  pray  that  that  Perfect  Peace  which  Go  ! 
alone  can  give,  may  be  theirs  to  bind  up  their  broken 
hearts  and  lead  them  with  us  to  say  : 

"The  Lord  gave  and  the  Lord  hath  taken  away. 
Blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord." 

Tun  Choral  Union  of  All  Saints'  Cathedral. 

Abbot  Thorndike,  President. 
EDGAR  C.  Hoe.  Seerettirv. 


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RESOLUTIONS  OF  THE  ALPHA-ALPHA  CHAPTER, 

SEWANEE. 


HALL  OF  ALPHA-ALPHA  CHAPTER,! 
KAPPA  ALPHA  ORDER, 

November  7th,  1895.) 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  Almighty  God,  in  His  infinite 
wisdom,  to  take  from  our  ranks  our  beloved  brother, 
Howard  Lord  Morehouse,  we,  the  members  of  Alpha- 
Alpha  Chapter  of  Kappa  Alpha  Order,  in  token  of  our 
love  and  remembrance,  do  hereby 

Resolve,  That  in  the  death  of  this  loyal  brother,  al- 
though we  bow  in  humble  submission  to  the  Divine  will, 
we  have  sustained  an  irreparable  loss. 

Resolve,  That  we  extend  our  heartfelt  sympathy  to 
his  bereaved  family,  assuring  them  that  we  share  with 
them  their  sorrow  and  grief. 

Resolve,  That  we  wear  the  usual  badge  of  mourning 
for  thirty  days. 

Resolve,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  sent  to 
his  family,  a  copy  inscribed  on  our  record,  a  copy  pub- 
lished in  the  Kappa-Alpha  Journal  and  in  the  Sewanee 

Purple. 

Harry  J.  Mikell, 

Francis  T.  Constant, 

Frank  H.  Ckaighill, 

Bayard  B.  Shields, 

Committee. 


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RESOUTIOXS  OF  THE  STUDENTS. 


Sewa.nee,  Tenn.,  Nov.  12th,  1S95. 

A i  a  mass  meeting  of  the  students  of  the  University  of 
the  South,  held  at  Sewanee,  Tenn.,  on  Nov.  9th,  1895, 
the  following  resolutions  were  unanimously  adopted  : 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  Almighty  God  to  take  to 
Himself  our  fellow  student,  Howard  Lord  Morehouse, 
we,  the  students  of  the  University  of  the  South,  do 
hereby  testify  our  sense  of  the  loss  in  the  following  reso- 
lutions : 

Resolved  (1),  That  in  the  death  of  Howard  Lord 
Morehouse  the  University  has  lost  one  of  the  most  con- 
scientious and  scholarly  of  its  members,  whose  future 
usefulness  both  to  the  world  and  to  the  Church  was 
already  conspicuously  manifest. 

Resolved  (2),  That  we  tender  our  heartfelt  sym- 
pathy to  his  bereaved  family. 

Resolved  (3),  Thatacopy  of  the  resolutions  be  sent 
to  his  family,  and  that  they  be  published  in  the  Scwimcc 
Purple. 


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RESOLUTIONS  OF  THE  PI  OMEGA  LITERARY 
SOCIETY. 


Sewanee,  Tenn.,  Nov.  13th,  1895. 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  Almighty  God,  in  His  divine 
providence,  to  take  from  its  our  esteemed  member,  How- 
ard Lord  Morehouse,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  in  the  death  of  Mr.  Morehouse  this 
Society  has  lost  one  of  her  most  talented  members  and 
faithful  officers. 

Resolved,  That  we  heartily  sympathize  with  his  fam- 
ily in  their  sore  bereavement. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  spread 
upon  the  minutes  of  this  Society,  be  published  in  the 
Sewanee  Purple,  and  be  sent  to  the  afflicted  family. 

Thos.  Tracy  Walsh, 
Wm.  F.  Loveless, 
Thos.  P.  Noe, 

Committee. 


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IX  MEMORIAM. 

H.  L.   M. 

He  sleeps,  but  in  his  armour- 
God's  true  and  faithful  Knight, 

That  armour  worn  so  bravely, 
Still  gleaming,  pure  and  bright, 

Triumphant  o'er  the  darkness, 
The  Armour  fair  of  Light. 

The  shield,  so  pure  and  stainless, 

Hath  won  its  fair  renown; 
The  sword  so  bravely  wielded, 

As  bravely  still  laid  down  ; 
The  helmet  all  untarnished, 

Is  now  the  victor's  crown. 

How  bright  the  breastplate  gleaming, 

With  now  no  battle  trace ; 
For  him  all  conflict  ended, 

All  battle-din  surcease,— 
Bach  foe  all  bravely  conquered, 

His  banner  now  is  Peace. 

Cod  grant  thee  rest,  true  Soldier, 

Triumphant  o'er  the  strife; 
God  grant  thee  His  own  guerdon 

With  boundless  promise  rife, — 
"  To  him  that  overcometh  " 

The  peerless  Crown  of  Life! 

L.  L.  K. 


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